Kinds of development aid

The Vrinda Handbook -  Development and Aid  --  Aid

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Development and Aid

 

·       Project aid: Aid is given for a specific purpose e.g. building materials for a new school.

·       Programme aid: Aid is given for a specific sector e.g. funding of the education sector of a country.

·       Budget support: A form of Programme Aid that is directly channelled into the financial system of the recipient country.

·       Sectorwide Approaches (SWAPs): A combination of Project aid and Programme aid/Budget Support e.g. support for the education sector in a country will include both funding of education projects (like school buildings) and provide funds to maintain them (like school books).

·       Food aid: Food is given to countries in urgent need of food supplies, especially if they have just experienced a natural disaster.

·       United Aid: The country receiving the aid, can spend the money as they chose.

·       Tied Aid: The aid is used by the country donating it to build infrastructure, purchase goods etc.

·       Technical assistance: Educated personnel, such as doctors are moved into developing countries to assist with a program of development. Can be both programme and project aid.

·       Emergency aid: This is given to countries in the event of a natural disaster or human event, like war, and includes basic food supplies, clothing and shelter.

         

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see aslo  Humanitarian aid